Fred Schimmelschmidt

Fred Schimmelschmidt’s new paintings make use of an eclectic range of imagery, from circuit boards that could be cities, to fireworks that induce a sense of vertigo. Technology collides with the natural world in his seductive paintings, which use a mixture of oils, airbrush, glazes, and carefully applied lacquers to bring together seemingly unrelated images into a unified existence. Fred Schimmelschmidt has been part of numerous group shows in the UK and Europe and his work is quickly becoming part of corporate and private collections.

Group Shows

2008:
‘BA Degree Show’, Wimbledon College of Art, Merton Hall Road, London SW19 3QA
‘The Deutsche Post Bank Exhibition’, Deutsche Post Bank, 61 Queen Street, London EC4R
2007:
‘Fresh eyes’, Mayfair Hotel, Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LT
‘Title of space’, La Viande Gallery, 3 Charlotte Street, London, EC2 3DH
‘Openyoureyes’, Ada St. Gallery, 2a Ada Street, London, E8 4QU
‘The Deutsche Post Bank Exhibition’, Deutsche Post Bank, 61 Queen Street, London EC4R
2006:
‘AIAS Group Exhibition’, Palacio da Inquisicao, Evora, Portugal
‘The Deutsche Post Bank Exhibition’, Deutsche Post Bank, 61 Queen Street, London EC4R
‘D-Composition’, Wimbledon School of Art
‘Thirty by thirty’, Wimbledon School of Art

Residencies:
Fresh Eyes on F1 for ING
Commissions:
‘44 Inch Chest’, (Currently filming) feature film starring Ray Winston to be released 2009, commissioned ‘Silence’.
Collections:
IKB Deutsche Industriebank

Education:
2005-2008 Wimbledon Collage of Art (UAL)
2002-2003 Diploma in Visual Communication and Design – Middlesex University Cat Hill campus

Publications:
Fresh Eyes auction catalogue 2007
ArtsLondon news, Extra feature by Amanda Thomas, 23 November 2007, pg 4
ArtsLondon news, Space exhibition impresses viewers by Harpeet Bains, 16 November 2007, pg 7